A checklist is the list of requirements to complete this program and receive the award, as the college publishes it in its catalog. It is the same for everyone. It does not say what you have completed; that comes from applying your own record.
Program
- Award
- B.S.
- Credential class
- ceterms:BachelorDegree
- Credits (computed from items)
- 153
- Catalog edition
- 2026
- Checklist type
- degree-program
Identifiers
- IPEDS UNITID
- 214759
- CourseShelf checklist
- CK_214759_372b5675
- CollegeTransfer.Net
- Institution Transfer Profile
- Source
- CourseShelf publish 59
Requirements to complete
Every course or condition the catalog lists, in the catalog's order.
Common Requirements for the Major (All Options)
major core · 0 items
Prescribed Courses
15 items
- 4
- 3
- 1
- 3
- 1
- EMSC 100SEarth and Mineral Sciences First-Year Seminar 1Not resolved to a course3
- GEOSC 1Physical Geology 2Not resolved to a course3
- 4
- 3
- 3
- 3
- 1
- 4
- 4
- 2
Prescribed Courses: Require a grade of C or better
6 items
- 4
- 4
- 4
- 4
- 4
- 4
Additional Courses
1 item
- ENGL 15Rhetoric and CompositionNot resolved to a courseor: ENGL 30H Honors Rhetoric and Composition3
Requirements for the Option
1 item
- Select an optionNot resolved to a course28
Requirements for the Option
0 items
Additional Courses
15 items
- Select 14 credits of the following 300- and 400-level GEOSC courses:Not resolved to a course14
- 3
- 3
- 3
- 3
- 3
- 3
- 3
- 3
- 3
- 3
- 3
- 3
- 3
- 4
Supporting Courses and Related Areas
3 items
- Select at least 2 credits in physics from approved departmental listNot resolved to a course2
- Select 3 credits of computer science, mathematics1, or statisticsNot resolved to a course3
- Select 9 credits, in consultation with adviser, supportive of the student's interest (students may apply 6 credits of ROTC)Not resolved to a course9
Prescribed Courses
1 item
- 3
Additional Courses
10 items
- Select one of the following:Not resolved to a course3
- CMPSC 201Programming for Engineers with C++Not resolved to a course
- CMPSC 202Not resolved to a course
- CMPSC 203Introduction to Spreadsheets and DatabasesNot resolved to a course
- As published: “Introduction to Biostatistics 1”3
- Select one of the following:Not resolved to a course3
- ASM 327Soil and Water Resource ManagementNot resolved to a course
- ERM 450Wetland Science and SustainabilityNot resolved to a course
- SOILS 101Introductory Soil ScienceNot resolved to a course
- Select 9 credits from options A and B, with at least 3 credits from A and 3 credits from B:Not resolved to a course9
Option A
5 items
- 3
- 3
- ERM 433Transformation of Pollutants in SoilsNot resolved to a course
- 3
- 3
Option B
6 items
- ENVSE 408Contaminant HydrologyNot resolved to a course
- GEOG 362Remote Sensing and Image AnalysisNot resolved to a course
- 3
- 3
- 3
- 3
Supporting Courses and Related Areas
2 items
- Select at least 2 credits in Physics from approved departmental listNot resolved to a course2
- Select 8 credits, in consultation with advisor, supportive of the student's interest (students may apply 6 credits of ROTC)Not resolved to a course8
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